Panic Attacks Support Group

A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...

Waking up in a panic

The last few nights I have been waking up in full blown panic mode. I haven't had panic attacks before these last two weeks for over 6 months. Can't help but feel like I am starting all over again. I have been through hypnosis and past life regression though in the last two weeks and gone through some pretty major emotions. I really do feel it has helped but I should have been taking my meds steady throughout this time to keep panic from building up on me!!! (I am only on Xanax as needed) I thought that I was stronger than that but I guess not. I have had to come to grips with the fact that when I go through these major emotional things that I have to take my medicine 3X a day every day for awhile to help me deal. Doctor agrees. She is pushing me to get back on a antidepressant though which I am fighting. She is giving me one month to take my Xanax steady for two weeks than taper off and see if the panic stays away or comes back. If it comes back she wants to try me on Effexor. I've done Zoloft and Prozac. Zoloft quit working after 5 years and Prozac worked for about 2 years and then started causing panic attacks. Been off antidepressants for 6 months. Any input on Effexor? I am just so scared to take any pill at all. It is hard for me to take the Xanax which I take all the time. I have had reactions to quite a few drugs so this is my major hesitation. I still believe strongly in past life regression through hypnosis because it has helped alot of my symptoms which I do not get anymore. I just think it is very traumatic and you need to take your meds when going through it.

I am sorry you are feeling so bad. i have had panic attacks for 7 years and stll can't find anything to stop them. sometimes I can manage them by just letting them past but this dosen't always work.I have tried many meds but none have worked. i took Effexor for about 18 months and they didn't work for me.And when I came off them the doctor took me off them too quickly and i had dredful withdrawal symptoms.If you look at the treatment section on this group you will see what other people think of them.Good Luck!

I recently have done the same, I woke up with a pain in my chest and started to completly freak out and i called anybody to help me and then i lied there and relaxed and when i wasnt that much dizzy i got up and walked the dog then taned and played in the pool with the dog and when i took my mind off of it i felt so much better. Hope this helped youh =]]

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